Swami Prasad Maurya

Swami Prasad Maurya (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian politician and was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Samajwadi Party. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms, has been a minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh, Leader of the house, and Leader of the opposition. He was serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry. Until 2021, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.

Swami Prasad Maurya
former Minister of Labour, Employment, Coordination in
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 11 January 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Succeeded byManish Jaiswal
Member of Legislative Council
Assumed office
2022
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – June 2016
Leader of the House for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2002 – August 2003
MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
ConstituencyPadrauna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
In office
March 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byRatanjit Pratap Narain Singh
ConstituencyDalmau
In office
March 2002 – May 2007
Succeeded byAjay Pal Singh
In office
October 1996 – March 2002
Preceded byGajhadar Singh
Personal details
Born (1954-01-02) 2 January 1954
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party Samajwadi Party (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (1991-96)
Bahujan Samaj Party (1996-2016)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2016-2022)
SpouseShiva Maurya
ChildrenSanghmitra Maurya and Utkrist Maurya
Parent(s)Badlu Maurya and Jagannath Maurya
ResidenceUttar Pradesh
Alma materAllahabad University
Profession
Websitewww.swamiprasadmaurya.com
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